CP: Changing Places

Question 1

Give examples of external forces that drive change in places:

Answer 1

Government policies

Decisions of MNCs

Impacts of international/global institutions

Question 2

How can governments policies affect the characteristics of a place?

Answer 2

• Demographic characteristics, eg. China’s one-child policy + France’s improved maternity leave conditions and lower taxes.
• Cultural characteristics, eg. German government inviting Turkish people to live + work in 60s.
• Demographic, economic + social characteristics, eg. Hulme City Challenge Partnership in Manchester aimed at regeneration.

Question 3

How can the decisions of TNCs affect the characteristics of a place?

Answer 3

Detroit automotive industry - factory closure caused massive job losses, population decline and increased crime.

Question 4

How can international institutions affect the characteristics of a place?

Answer 4

World Bank

• Ningbo Countryside Development Project in China.
• Improved social conditions by providing wastewater disposal services to 144 rural villages.